Signs and the Mediated Apocalypse

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Signs and the Mediated Apocalypse

M. Night Shyamalan's alien invasion saga draws its power as much from the perception and presentation of the invasion as it does the event itself.

Reviews

Under the Banner of Heaven chillingly depicts murder in the name of faith

By: Gena Radcliffe

FX adapts Jon Krakauer’s best selling true story about a brutal crime tied to the Mormon church

Anniversaries

“Sick is the new sane”: “Scream 4” at 10

From meta commentary to social commentary, Wes Craven's final film is a bundle of cinephilic sarcasm that was ahead of its time.

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